This Safety Guide provides recommendations on how to comply with IAEA safety requirements on leadership and management for safety in the area of radioactive waste management. It presents updated guidance on developing and implementing management systems for safety during all steps of radioactive waste management. Emphasis is placed upon effective leadership and culture for safety. The publication is intended to be used by the regulatory body and organizations with responsibilities for directing, planning, or undertaking the management of radioactive waste; it is also intended to be used by the suppliers to such organizations of safety related services and products that support radioactive waste management.

• 1. INTRODUCTION
  • Background
  • Objective
  • Scope
  • Structure
• 2. CHARACTERISTICS OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
• 3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY
• 4. LEADERSHIP FOR SAFETY
• 5. MANAGEMENT FOR SAFETY
  • Responsibility for the integration of safety into the management system
    • Responsibility of senior management for the management system
    • Goals, strategies, plans and objectives
    • Interaction with interested parties
    • Interdependencies in radioactive waste management
  • The management system
    • Integration of the management system
    • Application of the graded approach to the management system
    • Documentation of the management system
  • Management of resources
    • Provision of resources
  • Management of processes and activities
    • Management of processes and activities
    • Management of non-conformances
    • Management of the supply chain
    • Application of the management system to the development of the safety case for radioactive waste management facilities and activities
    • Application of the management system to all steps in the management of radioactive waste
• 6. CULTURE FOR SAFETY
• 7. MEASUREMENT, ASSESSMENT and IMPROVEMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• Appendix ELEMENTS OF THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT OR ITS REGULATION
• REFERENCES
• CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW